SEAL ’ER UP

When all you want to do is take your car for a cruise, the last thing you want is a stuffed gas­ket. Don’t skimp and use the wrong prod­uct when seal­ing me­chan­i­cal com­po­nents, get the good stuff — JB Weld Sil­i­cone Gas­ket Mak­ers & Sealants. They are 100 per cent sil­i­cone, cure quickly upon ex­po­sure to mois­ture in the air, won’t shrink or crack, are re­sis­tant to oil and petroleum prod­ucts, are sen­sor safe, and de­pend­ing on your ap­pli­ca­tion, there are spe­cific prod­ucts avail­able for high tem­per­a­tures and for use on ther­mo­stat and wa­ter­pump hous­ings. The range starts at $15 for an 85g tube, avail­able from lead­ing au­to­mo­tive and hard­ware re­tail­ers.